TLANTS OF MANHATTAN "AND BLUE ISLAND 77 



Aiheropogon curtipendulus (Michx.) Fourn. Prairie Oast. 



Prairies and hillsides. Common. July 15 (13). 

 Eleusinc indica (L.) Gaertn. Yard Grass. 



Dry roadsides, dooryards etc. Manhattan, common; 

 Blue Rapids, occasional. June 30 (July 1). 



Bulbilis dactyloides (Nutt.) Raf. Buffalo Grass. 



Prairies. Occasional. • May 20. Resembles the Grama 

 grasses which are commonly confused with it. 

 Phragmites Phragmites (L.) Karst. Reed. 



Manhattan. One or two small patches about 6 miles east. 

 Wet ground. 



Tricuspid sesleroidcs (Michx.) Torr. Purple-top. 



Meadows and roadsides. Common. Aug. 10 (11). 

 Diplachne fascicular is (Lam.) Beauv. 



Manhattan. Low roadside. 

 Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees. 



Dry, wooded ravines. 

 Eragrostis Purshii Schrad. 



Dry soil, yards and roadsides. Common. June 15 

 Eragrostis major Host. Stink Grass. 



Fields and gardens. Common. June 25. 

 Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Steud. Tickle Grass. 



Prairies. Frequent. July 15. 

 Eragrostis trichodes (Nutt.) Nash. 



Manhattan. Occasional in sandy soil. 

 Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B. S. P. 



Mud of river and pond margins. Common. 

 Eatonia obtusata (Michx.) A. Gray. 



Meadows and lower parts of prairies. Common. June 5. 



Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. 



Prairies and dry soil. June 10. 

 Melica mutica Walt. 



Woods and wooded banks. Frequent. 

 Kor year pus diandrus (Michx.) Kuntze. 



Woods. Occasional. June 30. 



Uniola latifolia Michx. 



Manhattan. Wooded banks. Occasional July 20. 



Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard Grass. 

 Occasionally escaped from cultivation. 



